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They wahhhnnaaa maaayyyymk aaaarrrrr barnaaaarrrrnaaas straight.

Another high-profile male suicide. I was a teenager from the mid 90s so was a bit young to see the messier side of rave culture when The Prodigy were making a name for themselves to begin with, but I was well into my music and Jilted Generation and Fat of the Land were massive albums for me. As I got a bit older, I observed that you could play a Prodigy track at just about any club night - dance, metal, alternative - and you'd get a full dance floor. Great live band with some genuinely iconic tracks. Those two classic albums still sound fresh and much more interesting than most music since.

You are just wrong, Nelson. Great man, great dog.

A shirt pull from behind is not a genuine attempt at a tackle so it should have been a red.

Yes he was! He was running straight towards the goal, about 10 yards out with no covering defender.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned much, although haven't read the thread, is that the Smalling foul on Bertrand should have been a red card, as well as a penalty. So we would have been playing against ten men for 80 minutes and would have had around a 75% chance of being 1-0 up. A huge mistake that would almost certainly have been rectified with VAR.

So, noyw we've gaahhht a French kiyng?

It’s not cheating. Stupid by Armstrong.

Dont be a melt. It was a clear pen.

Finally ref sees a pen!

FFS

Any team can say that after a good performance. We’re down there because we don’t play well often.

Great stuff!

He’s actually given us that one? Come on Prowsey.

Clear yellow by Lukaku. Not given.

Don’t really understand our sub. Surely worth giving Gallagher a go rather than pushing Redmond up?

Offside. But can’t really blame the lino.

I wonder if it would be different if we’d had two pens and Smalling had been sent off?

Oh well, at least it wasn’t referee assisted. Wait for Fred to come on and score a screamer....

One of our best 45s this season, despite playing against 12 men. Should have had two penalties and Smalling should have had a red card. We look a bit vulnerable against Lukaku in the air. Come on boys!!

Soi Cowboy or Nana Entertainment Complex should have the balls.

Hesketh.

It's weird isn't it. The presenter should either be a fit bird or a manly man. We usually end up with local radio, last-to-be-picked, nancies. And keep it simple. Read out the announcements for the kids / simpletons. Then have a nippers relay. The suggestion of having Saints v oppo is a good one. Form the Saints team from Junior Saints - is that still a thing? - and invite the opposotion's junior club to bring a team. Easy.

I'd start Austin again and leave Long for the last half an hour. We're more likely to be on the front foot, relatively speaking, in the first hour than the last half hour so we should have Austin on the pitch during that period. Long is useful if we've got something to hold onto.

27,597 Lots of empty seats in the Itchen, as well as both ends. The ticket revenue is largely irrelevant but the club jave made noises about wanting to grow the brand globally. They've got **** all chance until they appreciate that the most important first step in that is delivering a team that fans want to watch.